agrotechnology

[ag-roh-tek-nol-uh-jee]

noun

1. the technology of agriculture, as the methods or machinery needed for efficient production.

Other Word Forms

• agrotechnologist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of agrotechnology¹

First recorded in 1970–75; agro- + technology

Example Sentences

The insights gleaned add nuance to his pointed critiques of agrotechnology and organic farming, but it's the findings on rapid soil restoration that compel.

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But campaigners worry about safety and that multi­national agrotechnology firms could take control of the country’s food supply.

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One of the few projects to start up here so far, Granpa Farms, is an agrotechnology company from Kanagawa, near Tokyo, that has built eight dome-shaped high-tech greenhouses for hydroponic farming of lettuce and other greens.

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"Since 2010, we saw for the first time significant Chinese investments in the real economy in Israel - in traditional industries like MA Industries and also in the high-tech sector, in biotechnology and agrotechnology," Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz told Reuters.

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